Joel Oulette
Joel Oulette | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2001 or 2002 (age 22–23)[1] Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | Trickster |
Joel Oulette (born 2001/2002) is a Canadian actor, most noted for his lead role as Jared in the television drama series Trickster.[2] He was cast in the series as his first starring role after supporting performances in the television series Tribal and the films Parallel Minds and Monkey Beach.[3]
Early life
[edit]Oulette was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, and has ties to the Red River Métis Nation and Cumberland House Cree Nation.[4][5] He began acting at the age of five, who was encouraged by his mother, who was an actress herself.[6] He attended Strathmore High School.[7] He also played for his school's Spartan's Football team.[7]
Career
[edit]Oulette was cast as an extra on HBO's 2007 Western historical drama television film, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.[6] In 2018, he played a small role on the prehistorical adventure film, Alpha.[7] He later earned a larger role on the drama film, Monkey Beach, released in 2020.[8] He was also on the television crime drama series, Tribal.[9] He starred as Runaway on the 2020 film, Parallel Minds.[10] In September 2019, he was cast as the starring role of Jared, on the supernatural thriller drama television series, Trickster.[11] The show premiered in October 2020.[12] Oulette made an appearance during a commercial break on Hockey Night in Canada in promotion of the show.[6]
In February 2021, he starred in season two, episode ten of the Netflix Series Two Sentence Horror Stories as an Indigenous man who faces a dark history when he and his girlfriend visit an old west reenactment for their podcast.[13] He starred in Daniel Foreman's thriller film Abducted as Derrick Desjardins,[10] which was released in 2021.[14] Oulette also played the main character Ben Taggart in the first season of the BYUtv and Family Channel series Ruby and the Well.[15]
At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, he received a nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Trickster.[16] In 2022, Oulette was cast as Hahn in the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender.[17] In 2023, Oulette competed on the ninth season of The Amazing Race Canada with his sister Shayla.[1]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Indigenous Boy | Television film | [6] |
| 2018 | Alpha | Youth Hunter | [7] | |
| 2020 | Tribal | Jordan | Episode: "The Road to Hell is Paved" | [9] |
| Parallel Minds | Runaway | [10] | ||
| Monkey Beach | Jimmy | [8] | ||
| Trickster | Jared | Lead role | [8] | |
| 2021 | Two Sentence Horror Stories | Jeremy | Episode: "Manifest Destiny" | [13] |
| Abducted | Derrick Desjardins | [13] | ||
| Ruby and the Well | Ben Taggart | 6 episodes | [15] | |
| 2022 | Notes on Being Un-Popular | Joshua Bird | Unaired TV Pilot | [18] |
| 2023 | The Amazing Race Canada | Himself | Contestant, season 9 | [1] |
| Cascade | Jesse | |||
| Nancy Drew | Nashua Kipp | 2 episodes | ||
| 2024 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Hahn | 2 episodes | [17] |
| Can I Get a Witness? | Daniel | |||
| Julian and the Wind | Julian | Short film | ||
| Don't Even | Wesley | TV series | ||
| Warrior Up! | Himself | Host; documentary series | ||
| Here | Indigenous Man |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Trickster | Nominated | [16] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "On Your Mark, Canada! All 10 Teams Revealed for Season 9 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, Beginning July 4 on CTV". Bell Media. June 21, 2023. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ Aruna Dutt (October 14, 2020). "How this young Canadian star went straight from high school to 'making history' on TV". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Craig Takeuchi (October 16, 2020). "B.C. Indigenous supernatural mystery Monkey Beach gets theatrical release in Vancouver". The Georgia Straight. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ David Friend (September 15, 2020). "'Trickster' actor Joel Oulette on the 'overwhelming' rise of CBC's new series". Vancouver Courier. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Moore, Angel (May 7, 2024). "New series Warrior Up! on APTN lumi features Indigenous youth warriors". APTN National News. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c d David Friend (September 15, 2020). "'Trickster' actor Joel Oulette on the 'overwhelming' rise of CBC's new series". CityNews. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Rolfe Johannson (August 29, 2018). "Local Actor Hits The Big Screen". Strathmore Now. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Joel Oulette". CBC. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Vanja Mutabdzija Jaksic (August 31, 2020). "Trickster is your next must watch series and here's why". CBC Television. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c Kendall King (November 3, 2021). "Indigenous film 'Abducted' has major local connection". Medicine Hat News. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Jane van Koeverden (September 18, 2019). "Cast revealed for CBC's upcoming series, The Trickster". CBC News. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Vanja Mutabdzija Jaksic (September 30, 2020). "Introducing the stars from CBC's Trickster". CBC News. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Manifest Destiny - Two Sentence Horror Stories". CBS News. February 13, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Travis Dosser (October 13, 2020). "County plays backdrop to Indigenous thriller film". St. Thomas Times-Journal. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "BYUtv Greenlights Season 2 of "Ruby and the Well" Ahead of Series Premiere". PR Newswire. February 16, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Brent Furdyk (March 30, 2021). "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, 'Schitt's Creek' Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "'Avatar: The Last Airbender': George Takei, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Arden Cho, Danny Pudi Among 20 Cast In Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. September 7, 2022. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ Notes on Being Un-Popular (2022-07-17). "Introducing the nerdy heartthrob, Joshua Bird, played by Joel Oulette on our upcoming comedy "Notes on Being Un-Popular"!". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
External links
[edit]- Joel Oulette at IMDb